Anthony stared.
"What's true?"
"Listen. You remember the meet at Saddle Tree Cross?"
"Yes."
"When we spoke of my 'window,' and you said the spot meant so much to you that you couldn't keep away?"
Anthony nodded.
"D'you remember I said I was going away the next day?"
"Perfectly."
"It fell through, and I didn't go. There wasn't time to tell you, so I went—to the 'window.'" Anthony started. "That's right. I found you there with Anne Alison."
"But, Valerie——"